William “Dusty” A. Rhodes Jr.

Age 95
Loving Father, Brother, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather

William Dusty A. Rhodes, Jr., age 95 of Avondale, PA, died Sunday November 29th, 2015 at the Atlantic Regional Medical Center in Pomona NJ while visiting his daughter.

Born in Kingston, PA, he was a son of the late William A. Rhodes Sr. and the late Louise Isaac Rhodes. Dusty proudly served our country during World War II in the Navy as a radio operator on the “Catalina” PBY sea patrol planes.

He was a self-employed Watchmaker for many years and a technician for Hewlett Packard retiring in the early 90s. He was also a bus driver for a couple of years for the Kennett Square school district.

He was a lifetime member and was also the chaplain of the Hockessin VFW, member of the Kennett Area Senior Center and the Calvary Baptist Church. He enjoyed gardening, writing poetry, the outdoors, and especially spending time with his friends and family. He enjoyed saying tongue twisters, telling stories of his “hobo” days, and getting a bargain. He also posed for several local artists and sculptor. He enjoyed taking art classes at the Luther House and very much enjoyed meeting new people.

Survivors include three sons, William A. III (Leslee) of Tucson, AZ, Jeff of Oxford, PA, and Raymond (Sue) of Wilmington, IL; two daughters, Cindy Lieb (Tony) of Galloway, NJ and Colleen Stanczak (Ken) of Kennesaw, GA; nine grandchildren, Carson (Cheryl), Jeff Jr, Nathan, Valerie (Jason) Vincent (Melissa) Keith, Kevin, Tommy and Christina; six great-grandchildren, Justice, Mark, Kristen, Vanessa, Jessica and Daniel; one brother, Paul of Potter County, PA and one sister, Margaret Anthony of Hanover, Mass. Many nieces and nephews.

You are invited to visit with Dustys family and friends from 10-12 Noon Monday December 7, 2015 at the Calvary Baptist Church 218 Ellicott Rd, Avondale, PA 19311. His funeral service will follow at 12 Noon. Interment will be in Longwood Cemetery. Contributions in his memory may be made to Calvary Baptist Church at the aforementioned address or to Pilgrim Academy, PO Box 322, Egg Harbor, NJ 08215. Arrangements are being handled by the Foulk & Grieco Funeral Home Inc. (610-869-2685) of West Grove. To share a memory with his family, please visit www.griecocares.com

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Calvary Baptist Church
218 Ellicott Rd.
Avondale, PA 19311

Pilgrim Academy
PO Box 322
Egg Harbor, NJ 08215

Services

Visitation
December 7, 2015 10-12 Noon
Calvary Baptist Church
218 Ellicott Rd, Avondale, PA 19311

Funeral Service
December 7, 2015 12 Noon
Calvary Baptist Church
218 Ellicott Rd, Avondale, PA 19311

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